Archives for Best Web OpEds
May 2015
Sunday, May 31:
Bernie Sanders Scores A Win As The Postal Service Backs Off Plan To Close Plants (1 comments)
Saturday, May 30:
Donald Trump: I'd Build Border Wall as President; Mexico Will Pay for It (4 comments)
Bernie Sanders and the U.S. Left: What Sort of Alternative Should We Pose in 2016?
Trade Deficit At Root Of Negative Economic Growth Report (1 comments)
Bernie Sanders Has More Support Than Every 2016 Republican Candidate In New Poll (3 comments)
The Supreme Court Case That Could Doom the Democrats: How the Justices Could Help GOP Rig the Game
Friday, May 29:
Paul Krugman: The Insecure American
Bernie Sanders Intends to Strike at the Heart of the Prison Industrial Complex (1 comments)
Ted Cruz Begs For Federal Relief Money For Houston Flooding After Denying It For Sandy Victims (6 comments)
What Liberals Still Don't Understand About Fox News (6 comments)
Stop Calling the TPP a Trade Agreement -- It Isn't (4 comments)
Thursday, May 28:
A Prehistory of Violence by George Monbiot (1 comments)
How the Money Primary Is Undermining Voting Rights; by Ari Berman (4 comments)
Bill Moyers: The Challenge of Journalism Is to Survive in the Pressure Cooker of Plutocracy (1 comments)
Noam Chomsky: Why the Internet Hasn't Freed Our Minds--Propaganda Continues to Dominate (2 comments)
MSNBC: Don't Count Bernie Sanders Out (2 comments)
Hillary Clinton's Lucrative Life of Crime (2 comments)
The Great Charter School Rip-Off: Finally, the Truth Catches Up to Education 'Reform' Phonies
NYT Scrapes the Bottom to Argue 'Democrats Pulled Too Far Left' (2 comments)
Wednesday, May 27:
Food Stamps Are Affordable; Corporate Welfare Is Not (3 comments)
Tuesday, May 26:
A Parallel Currency for Greece: Part I (1 comments)
Monday, May 25:
Some "Disquieting" Facts Regarding Sen. Mitch McConnell (1 comments)
The TPP Is a Test of Democracy
How Worried Should We Be About Mark Rubio? (2 comments)
Sunday, May 24:
"How Trade Agreements Amount to a Secret Corporate Takeover" by Joseph Stiglitz (2 comments)
News from The Associated Press
Noam Chomsky: "Intentional Ignorance" Fuels American Racism (3 comments)
Railroad Development Corporation (RDC) v. Guatemala (6 comments)
Saturday, May 23:
Edward Snowden: NSA reform in the US is only the beginning
Pope Francis does the impossible: Gets Republicans to want religion out of politics
Friday, May 22:
Joe Lieberman Says Next President Will Be "Closer" to Israel (1 comments)
Jeb Bush: "not a shred of evidence" NSA violated rights (1 comments)
Paul Krugman: Trade and Trust (1 comments)
Innovation Ohio: E-Schools Are Terrible Schools with Politically Powerful Sponsors: by Stephen Dyer at Diane Ravitch (1 comments)
No Debate Equals No Democracy: The Folly of Fast Track; by John Nichols (3 comments)
What ISIS Really Wants; By Graeme Wood, The Atlantic (1 comments)
Trade and Trust ; by Paul Krugman (1 comments)
Noam Chomsky Reads the New York Times -- Explains Why 'Paper of Record' Is Pure Propaganda (3 comments)
Senate Debate Reveals Absurd Level Of Trade Deal Secrecy (8 comments)
Bernie Sanders: The TPP Must Be Defeated
Thursday, May 21:
6 Awesome Things About Bernie Sanders You Might Not Know
Wednesday, May 20:
The Hidden 'Betrayal' In Obama's Trade Agenda, by Laura Barron-Lopez (2 comments)
The Lesser of Two Evils is Still Evil (1 comments)
Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) Exposes TPP's Contents; Other Elected Officials Should Do the Same (2 comments)
Some People Do More Than Text While Driving; by By MATT RICHTEL NYTimes (2 comments)
Does High-Stakes Testing & Accountability= Social Justice & Civil Rights?; Julian Vasquez Heilig (4 comments)
Tuesday, May 19:
The End of Separation of Church and State?; by Diane Ravitch (2 comments)
Monday, May 18:
Shell accused of strategy risking catastrophic climate change; by Terry Macalister (1 comments)
Education Advocates Unite Against Governor Cuomo's Tax Breaks for the Wealthy; by Diane Ravitch (1 comments)
Chris Christie Defends NSA In Hawkish Foreign Policy Speech
Elizabeth Warren Details Obama's Broken Trade Promises (4 comments)
Pope Francis Makes Tea Party Heads Explode--Why Louie Gohmert and Steve King Have It in for the Pontiff (2 comments)
Bad Apple: 5 Ways the Computer Giant is Plundering America (2 comments)
George Carlin Quote Bastardized on Facebook
How Long Will Public Education Survive in Milwaukee?; by Diame Ravitch (1 comments)
UK government counter-terrorism bill would criminalize speech, political activity
Bernie Sanders' Koch Killing Movement Grows To $4 Million Raised and 100,000 Contributors
Canada's plan to make boycotting Israel a "hate crime" is stupid and counterproductive (3 comments)
Cops Rip Bikini Bar Twin Peaks After Waco Biker Gang Shootout
Jeb Bush Says Christian Business Owners Can Refuse To Serve Gay Weddings (2 comments)
Sunday, May 17:
New Israeli justice minister, Ayelet Shaked, expected to crack down on Palestinians
Iraq War's Latest Victim? Jeb Bush & Yes, It's A Clusterf*ck (1 comments)
How We Can Have Real Social Security (5 comments)
Saturday, May 16:
Now Israelis And Republicans Are Very Angry At The Pope (1 comments)
Pope Francis Applauds Mahoud Abbas (as should we all) (1 comments)
Watch A Shirtless Mitt Romney Box Evander Holyfield For Charity
The American Federation of Teachers Survey:enormous stress among teachers; by Diane Ravitch (2 comments)
Friday, May 15:
Three New Deniers Want to Be President
Paul Krugman: Fraternity of Failure
Murdoch's HarperCollins Deletes (Some) Errors From Kindle Version Of "Clinton Cash"
Thursday, May 14:
Bernie Sanders Troubling History of Supporting US Military Violence Abroad (1 comments)
What Is the Progressive Agenda in Education?; by Diane Ravitch (1 comments)
Predictable Results: by Chris Tienkin (1 comments)
The Perfect Lobby: How One Industry Captured Washington, DC; by David Halperin (1 comments)
Wednesday, May 13:
Swedish Supreme Court rejects Julian Assange's appeal of arrest warrant
Atlantic Monthly Now Funded by Walton: By Paul M.J. Suchecki & David Callahan
Could Fast Track Ultimately Destroy Dodd-Frank? (Yes.) (2 comments)
The TPP Explained Using Jeans; BY IGOR VOLSKY & VICTORIA FLEISCHER (1 comments)
Rekindling Human Contact in the Digital Age; By DAVID BORNSTEIN (1 comments)
How One Hospital Brought Its C-Section Rate Down In A Hurry:By Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News (4 comments)
Michael Hynes: US Education in Perspective; by Diane RAVITCH (1 comments)
Michael Klonsky: What I Don't Like About Charters: Dime Ravitch & Mike Klonsky (1 comments)
Offering an education in surveillance; Rachael Stickland and Leonie Haimson (3 comments)
Chris Christie's fresh humiliation: The new scandal that could put the kibosh on his presidential hopes; David Sirota (1 comments)
Tuesday, May 12:
Pros And Cons Of Standardized Testing - The Onion - America's Finest News Source (1 comments)
Gene V. Glass: The Triumph of School Choice in Arizona--NOT! Diane Ravitch & Gene V. Glass
Obama Administration Approves Shell's Drilling Plan For The Arctic; by Kate Sheppard
Republicans Try To Strip Predatory Lending Protections For American Troops, Again; By Zach Carter
Monday, May 11:
Amy Fried, Ph.D.: Dear President Obama Please Stop Making Jokes About Cannabis (1 comments)
Clintons' Shady Russia-Connected Deals Could Threaten Hillary's Run for the Presidency
How Many Euro-Jihadists Are Really in Syria?; John Rosenthal,Geopoliticalmonitor
Videos - Would you like Plastic Microbeads with that Sushi? (1 comments)
NOAA Warns Record High Levels of CO2 in the Atmosphere (6 comments)
How to start a movement: Dancing Guy (6 comments)
Charter Scam Week 2015; By P.L. Thomas (1 comments)
Bernie Sanders Explained Why Voters Aren't Voting Ten Years Ago
Federal Cuts Would Be Major Blow to New York City's Public Hospitals, Comptroller Says (2 comments)
Wall Street Vampires ; Paul Krugman - NYTimes (2 comments)
Saturday, May 9:
Black Woman Poses As White Woman - Suddenly Job Offers Come Tumbling In (Video)
"Illegitimate Election", Steven Freeman Provides an Overview of the 2004 Presidential Election
Friday, May 8:
The unbearable dumbness of American assholery (2 comments)
Watch Bernie Sanders Explain In 30 Seconds Why Elites Love Voter Apathy (1 comments)
Boehner and McConnell Balance Their Budget on the Backs of the American People (1 comments)
A Socialist for President?;by David O'Brian (3 comments)
Thursday, May 7:
House Democrats Render Senate Passed Iran Bill Meaningless (1 comments)
Israel Will Now Be Ruled by the Most Extreme Right-Wing Government in Its History
Is Testing Students the Answer to America's Education Woes? - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com (4 comments)
New Orleans: Collusion, Conflicts of Interest, Money, and Power; by Diane Ravitch (1 comments)
Zephyr Teachout Puts America's Corporate Elites On Notice; by Paul Blumenthal
Wednesday, May 6:
Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Brad Sherman Team Up to Break Up America's Biggest Banks (1 comments)
Mark Morford: Mike Huckabee is extremely scared of you and also Satan. And you
Head of Kansas GOP Calls Waitress Who Returned Brownback's Tip "Arrogantly Stupid" and "Ignorant" (1 comments)
Higher-Ed Hustle; by BY MICHAEL VASQUEZ (1 comments)
Civil Rights Groups: "We Oppose Anti-Testing Efforts" (4 comments)
American students face a ridiculous amount of testing: John Oliver (1 comments)
Larry Lee: Follow the Charter Money in Alabama;by Diane Ravitch (2 comments)
America's Willing Helper: Intelligence Scandal Puts Merkel in Tight Place (1 comments)
Tuesday, May 5:
Bernie Sanders Speaking to Citizens (5 comments)
Americans Flock To Bernie As Sanders Announces 175,000 Volunteers For Presidential Bid
The Invisible Woman: Dorothy Thompson Didn't "Quake in Fear" (1 comments)
So You're About To Become A Minority...
The Myth of Bernie Sanders? (9 comments)
Monday, May 4:
Jimmy Carter: Return of the Crimea to Russia was Inevitable (2 comments)
Paul Ryan Tries To Use Baltimore Riots As An Excuse To Take Food Away From Poor People
Paul Krugman: Race, Class and Neglect
Bernie Sanders' Campaign Issues Truly Extraordinary Campaign Plank (1 comments)
Los Angeles teachers face political fight to defend public education (1 comments)
Baltimore Youths Have It Worse Than Those in Nigeria
Sunday, May 3:
Texas Governor Deploys State Guard To Stave Off Obama Takeover : It's All Politics
Baltimore Uprising -- The Network For Public Education
After the Mayhem, Politics as Usual - NYTimes.com (1 comments)
An Idea Whose Time Has Gone - Greg Anrig (1 comments)
Obama Confident In Asia Trade Pact, But Track Record For Deals Is Spotty (1 comments)
Watch Alan Grayson Explain Why Our "Free Trade" Agreements Have Really Been "Fake Trade" (3 comments)
Editorial: Time to Hit Reset Button on Teacher Evaluation in New York; by Diane Ravitch (4 comments)
Fast Track's Fourth Quarter has Arrived & We Need Your surge - Champions win in the fourth quarter. Wimps don't! (1 comments)
Saturday, May 2:
McConnell's tough choice on Iran
Kristoff: Inequality Is a Choice (1 comments)
How The Media Can Stop Embarrassing Themselves At The Hands Of Police (2 comments)
Just Do It: Obama Tries To Sway Skeptical Democrats On Trade (4 comments)
Nonviolence as Compliance (1 comments)
Why a Socialist Running for President Isn't as Ridiculous as You Think (14 comments)
Friday, May 1:
Assange: More leaks to come (2 comments)
Republicans scramble to get out of the Obamacare mess they created for themselves
Fast/Track/TPP: The Death of National Sovereignty, State Sovereignty, Separation of Powers, and Democracy (13 comments)
Why Sanders is Running (3 comments)
Paul Krugman: Ideology and Integrity
Making A Fetish Of John McCain